BNP announces nationwide demo for Feb 17
Staff Correspondent
14th February, 2021 10:14:43
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced countrywide demonstration for February 17 protesting against a move to cancel the gallantry award of the party founder Ziaur Rahman.
The decision was taken at a virtual meeting of BNP standing committee held on Saturday with the party acting chairman Tarique Rahman in the chair.
BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday at a press conference at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office in the capital announced the demonstration programme.
Jatiya Muktijoddha Council on February 9 at a meeting took a decision to cancel the Bir Uttam gallantry award of Ziaur Rahman and some others.
Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 14 Feb 2021 07:56 PM BdST
Updated: 14 Feb 2021 07:56 PM BdST
The government “has evidence” that former military ruler and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was “involved” with the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Liberation War affairs minister says. );
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The “evidence” will be presented to the nation “in the right time”, AKM Mozammel Haque said while speaking to reporters at the ministry in Dhaka on Sunday.
“We’ve been saying that Mr Ziaur Rahman was involved with Bangabandhu murder. So we call him a killer.
“On behalf of his party, it has been said that he was not involved with the killing. We’ve responded by saying that we will present documentary evidence and information on his involvement to the nation in proper time…wait and see,” he said.
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Moazammel Haque on Sunday said BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was involved in the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and it will be proved. “Ziaur Rahman was involved in the killing…we’ve the proof. We’ll place…
Senior Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 13 Feb 2021 01:30 PM BdST
Updated: 13 Feb 2021 02:19 PM BdST
Police have broken up a rally organised by the BNP in protest against the government’s decision to strip its founder Ziaur Rahman’s of his gallantry title of Bir Uttam . );
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The rally, jointly organised by the party s Dhaka Metropolitan North and South units, began in front of the National Press Club around 10 am on Saturday.
However, the programme was marred by clashes after police charged baton to disperse the protesters towards the end of the meeting. The protesters retaliated by hurling brickbats at law enforcers.
The government announced the decision to revoke the gallantry title conferred on the late military ruler and wartime sector commander Zia, citing his defiance of the constitution, assisting the self-proclaimed killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in fleeing the country and posting them on important state positions, as reasons for the
Police charge baton on BNP rally at Press Club
Police charged baton on the BNP activists at a rally organised in front of National Press Club on Saturday protesting the government’s decision to strip its founder Ziaur Rahman’s gallantry title of ‘Bir Uttam’.
The clash started just after the party’s standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain began his speech around 12pm.
The protesters retaliated by hurling brickbats at law enforcers.
BNP leaders Mosharraf Hossain, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Amanullah Aman and Habib-un-Nabi Khan took shelter inside the Press Club during the clash.
The party claimed that police have arrested some of their activists from the spot. Some leaders and activists of the party were also injured in the police attack, it claimed.